Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LANIER, BENJAMIN E

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2132 2432 2437 2688

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.2%
Allow Rate
+7.2% vs TC avg
947
Total Applications
+17.4%
Interview Lift
1342
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 918 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
7.8%
§102 Novelty
83.0%
§103 Obviousness
3.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18070101 DEVICE CERTIFICATION BASED ON DEVICE CAPABILITIES Non-Final OA MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
18348905 SECURITY POLICY PROCESSING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18649413 ANONYMOUS EVENT ATTESTATION WITH GROUP SIGNATURES Final Rejection Google LLC
18833281 APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) ACCESS MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS SYSTEMS Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
18593117 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTION OF CLOCK TAMPERING ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
17542471 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18719274 LOG OUTPUT DEVICE, LOG OUTPUT METHOD, AND LOG OUTPUT PROGRAM Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
18479791 DYNAMIC CONTROL PLANE FOR CONFIGURING CAPABILITIES ACROSS APPLICATIONS VIA A CLOUD PLATFORM Non-Final OA Okta, Inc.
18690469 ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing VNET Broadband Data Center Co., Ltd.
18261505 A DEVICE AND A COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection NCIPHER SECURITY LIMITED
18204658 SELF-AUTHENTICATION OF DATA STORED OFF-CHIP Final Rejection Xilinx, Inc.
18617185 GROUP DELEGATION COMPUTING METHOD Non-Final OA SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
18610257 AUTHENTICATION OF SOFTWARE ROBOTS WITH GATEWAY PROXY FOR ACCESS TO CLOUD-BASED SERVICES Non-Final OA Automation Anywhere, Inc.
17428941 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, COMMUNICATION PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA connectFree Corporation
18131347 QUANTUM-RESISTANT CRYPTOSYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDED IN THE SAME Non-Final OA INSTITUTE FOR BASIC SCIENCE

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